The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-28
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From Friday ; DAILY FREE PRESS.


From Friday DAILY FREE PRESS.
John I. Mcneil and Emegene
Brand, both of Elysian, were married in
this city yesterday.
The destruction of the 81. Peter
foundry this morning is severe blow
10 our neighboring town.
Miss Sprague has just finished a
painting for c. II. Piper of his French
Coach horse, "Uberach."
Marriage licenses were yesterday
issued TO Henry Hanson and Lizzie
kietfer, and Emil Erickson and Augusta
Anderson.
Geo. W. Walters Comedy Company
is booked at the Opera House, for Oct.
5lst, Nov. LIST and 2nd. This company
was here year ago and gave good salts
faction in every way. Those who wish
to see good company should not fail to
see this one.
The FREE Press circulates every
week more copies of its daily edition in
Lake Crystal, Good Thunder. Napoleon,
Minnesota Lake, Madelia, st. James,
etc, than all the weekly papers of this
city combined. Advertisers should make
a note of this.
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Chas. Wagon as member of
the council will, under the charter, be
filled by person chosen by the re-
manning two aldermen from the Second
ward. Should they fail TO agree, the
council will fill the vacancy bv ele,ting
successor 10 Mr.. Wagon.
The demurrer TO the new damage
suits against the city on account of water
overflow were argued the first of the
week and Judge Severance has rendered
a decision overriding the demurrer. An
appeal was tins morning taken to the
supreme court. The ground of the de-
murrer was that no notice had been
given the city of lntention't to bring these
suits, the plaintiffs claiming that no no.
tice is necessary, and the Judge holding
likewise.
The Oaks OAK Republican contains
good-natured reference TO Geo. |. Lid
gerwood's town, which it styles, "a
wonder OF the plains" 1t says: Lid
gerwood is one of the wonders of the
broad prairics of Dakota, having the
great 800" line straight from Gladstone
on the SOB Saint Marie and the great
Jim Hill system already operating in it,
ana the Milwaukee railroad will soon
reach them through the Sisseton and
WahpetOn reservations. The town, we
are told, Is but six months old, and al
ready has a good, energetic class of citi-
zens, and mOre's the glory for the way
ward bachelor, We are creditably in
formed by married man from that
point, that some of the most charming
ladies of Dakota are located there, for
better or for husbands, We suppose"
From Saturdays DAILY FREE PRESS
See what ID. W. Selleck, the Eagle
Lake merchant, has TO say in another
column.
"A sawed stone walk is to be laid in
front Of the Citizens National Bank and
Mr.. |. Longini's clothing house.
We could have used few lines upon
poets are notified that it is now everlast-
ingly too late.
"A license to wed was granted yester-
day to Jacob J. Schaus and Catharine
A. Arnold, and one to-day to Charles p.
Hinshaw and Katie III. Cook.
"A demurrer was this morning en-
tered in the Miller damage suit on the
ground that the facts stated were not
sufficient to constitute cause of action.
The fibre-ware works did not begin
operations Yesterday as reported by a
contemporary. We are informed that
the starting will be delayed several
weeks yet.
The probate of the will of the late
David Johnson was contested in the
Probate Court yesterday. All of the
heirs except one are making the con-
test. Further hearing has been set for
Nov. is, pending an amendment To the
complaints.
The City attorney has no less than
eleven city cases on hand, which is a
greater number than was ever be-
fore atone time pending against
the city. They are all damage suits and
were all successfully prosecuted the cit,
would be out Of pocket many Thousands
of dollars. Attorney Freeman is KEEP
busy looking after the interests of thu
city these days.
Mr.. III. 2. Christensen having sole
nearly the whole of East Mankato add
ton has added large extension on thu
east side. II. Z. has the faculty of "get
ting there"
Miss Lima Herman, of the Norma
school faculty, has resigned her positio
rs principal of the intermediate depart
ment to take effect upon the arrival o
her successor, who has already been ap
pointed. The latter is Miss Emily i
Cole, of Elbridge, y. Y, and is a grad
uate of the CORTLAND, n. Y, Norma
school. Miss Herman resigned on &C
count of i'll health.
In regard to Prof. w. ii. Meeke an
his entertainment, the st. Thomas (Ont.
Times says:
r.Meeke's delineation of the" French
man abroad" was comicaily lifelike an
his impersonation of the "Englis
sweIl'' fairly brought down the house
"Alonzo in prison." was masterpiece
Of evolutionary Interpretation. For OF
cupation of character and correct analy
sis Mr.. Meeke leaves nothing wantin
and for facial expression, richness, pow
er and hexibility of the voice he is III
surpassed, while he has the happy fa'
ulty of losing his own individuality an
fully embOdying the character he in
personates, he never DIVORCES into an
unnatural strain of affectation 80 con
mon with public readers and actors.
At the Opera House, Nov. Sth, ft
benefit High School piano fund.